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François-Jérôme d'Abadie [29] born in Grenade-en-Marsan, former captain in the Regiment of Piedmont having the rank of colonel, and lieutenant du roi in the Bastille since 1 December 1750, was appointed governor on 8 December 1758 and succeeded Pierre Baisle. A Governor of the Bastille was subordinate to the Lieutenant-General of Police.
In French history, "lieutenant du roi" was a title borne by the officer sent with military powers to represent the king in certain provinces. It is in the sense of a deputy that it has entered into the titles of more senior officers, lieutenant general and lieutenant colonel .
In addition, the Kings had the tendency to nominate the sons which were heir to their fathers, a hereditary system which made the offices of the lieutenant-general strictly part of the patrimony of aristocratic families. One should not mix the office of the lieutenant-general with that of the Lieutenant of the King (French: Lieutenant du Roi ...
Entering the régiment du Roi-Infanterie in May 1739, he became a lieutenant on 23 August 1742. In parallel, he was lieutenant du Roi (king's lieutenant) in Languedoc and governor of Montpellier and Sète (from 1 December 1743). He fought with distinction in the Seven Years' War and all Louis XV's campaigns.
In French history, lieutenant du roi was a title borne by the officer sent with military powers to represent the king in certain provinces. A lieutenant du roi was sometimes known as a lieutenant général to distinguish him from lieutenants subordinate to mere captains.
On 10 February 1709 he was again appointed Lieutenant du Roi at Guadeloupe, holding this position until 1713. He was made a knight of the Order of Saint Louis on 25 March 1713. From 7 August 1715 to 16 August 1721 he was Lieutenant du Roi at Martinique. [4]
The Maison du Roi (French pronunciation: [mɛzɔ̃ dy ʁwa], 'King's Household') was the royal household of the King of France. It comprised the military, domestic, and religious entourage of the French royal family during the Ancien Régime and Bourbon Restoration .
The title Marshal General of the King's camps and armies (French: Maréchal général des camps et armées du roi), more commonly referred to as the Marshal General of France, was created superior to the Marshal of France to signify that the recipient had authority over all the French armies in the days when a Marshal of France governed only ...